Abrahams, Peter. Down the Rabbit Hole (all titles in the Echo Falls series)
Like her idol, Sherlock Holmes, Ingrid finds clues and solves mysteries in her town.
Mystery
Almond, David. Skellig Printz Award/Fantasy
To escape from dealing with his baby sister’s illness and the move into a dilapidated house, Michael retreats to the garage where he meets a mysterious being who is much like a bird or an angel.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793 Historical Fiction
Matilda Cook tries to cope during the yellow fever epidemic of 1793.
Newbery Medal Avi. Crispin: the Cross of Lead
In medieval England, an orphan accused of theft and murder meets a juggler with a dark secret.
Also: Hard Gold: The Colorado Gold Rush of 1859: a Tale of the Old West
Iron Thunder: The Battle Between the Monitor & the Merrimac
Traitor’s Gate
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. The Boy who Dared
A young German teenager, imprisoned for distributing anti-Nazi leaflets, recalls his life.
Historical
Historical
Mystery
Historical Fiction
Bauer, Joan. Hope was Here Newbery Honor
Hope and her aunt get involved in a diner owner’s political campaign to oust the corrupt mayor in this funny novel.
Bosch, Pseudonymous. The Name of this Book is Secret (all books in the Secret series) Adventure
Two friendless 11 year olds try to solve the mystery of the dead magician and the clues he left behind.
Broach, Elise. Masterpiece Mystery
Marvin, a beetle, and James, a boy, get caught up in an art heist at the Metropolitan Museum.
Shakespeare’s Secret Mystery
Hero, a sixth grade girl, reaches out to her elderly eccentric neighbor who tells her about a missing diamond and the two search for clues to uncover the mystery of its location
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts , Al Capone Shines my Shoes
In 1935, twelve-year-old Moose moves to Alcatraz Island where his dad is a guard and has to deal
Newbery Honor with his new life and his autistic sister.
Codell, Esme Raji. Sahara Special Realistic/Humor
An inspiring teacher helps Sahara, who has been taken out of a special education class, succeed in fifth grade.
Colfer, Eoin. The Wish List Fantasy
St. Peter and Beelzebub can’t decide who should get Meg, so they send her back to earth to set things straight.
Cooney, Caroline B. If the Witness Lied Realistic
Three older siblings, torn apart by the death of their parents and the publicity surrounding it, struggle to pull themselves together and protect their younger brother from further media exploitation and a much more sinister threat.
Craig, Colleen. Afrika Realistic/Multicultural
While traveling to South Africa with her mother, Kim explores the country’s diverse and shocking history while trying to discover her father’s identity.
Cross, Gillian. Pictures in the Dark Fantasy
A photograph of an otter draws Charlie closer to a classmate’s family and he uncovers an astounding secret.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton
Elijah must use his wits to bring a thief to justice in 1860 Canada.
Historical/Newbery Medal
The Watson’s Go to Birmingham Historical/Newbery Honor
Life changes for the Watson’s, a black family from Michigan, when they visit their Grandmother in Alabama in 1963.

Danziger, Paula and Ann Martin. P.S. Longer Letter Later
Snail Mail No More
Humorous stories of long distance friendships.
Dhami, Narinder. Bindi Babes (all titles in the series)
Realistic/Humor
Realistic
The three Indian-British Dhillon sisters try to marry off their traditional, nosy aunt to get her out of the house.
Farmer, Nancy. The Ear, the Eye and the Arm also Sea of Trolls and Land of Silver Apples
In 2194 in Zimbabwe, three children are kidnapped and put to work in a plastic mine, while three
Newbery Honor/Fantasy mutant detectives use their special powers to search for them.
Feinstein John. Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery (all titles in the series)
An action packed mystery set in the NCAA Final Four men’s basketball tournament.
Mystery
Fleischman, Sid. Trouble Begins at 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West Biography
This biography focuses on Mark Twain’s childhood in Missouri and as a young man in the wild west.
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book Newbery Medal 2009
After his family is brutally murdered, a toddler goes into the cemetery where the ghosts agree to raise him.
Gephart, Donna. A s if Being 12 ¾ Isn’t Bad Enough, My Mother is Running for President!
Being 12 ¾ is hard enough, but then Vanessa’s mom decides to run for president.
Realistic
Giles, Gail Dead Girls Don’t Write Letters
Sunny is stunned when a total stranger shows up at her house posing as her older sister Jazz, who
Realistic supposedly died in a fire months earlier.
Gordon, Roderick. Tunnels (and sequels) Adventure
Will and his friend embark on a quest to find Will’s archeologist father amidst the labyrinth of tunnels under London.
Haddix, Margaret Petersen. Among the Hidden (all titles in the Shadow Children series) Science Fiction
The Population Police enforce the law which only allows 2 children per family.
Hardinge, Frances. Well Witched Fantasy
Three friends steal money from a wishing well. Now the well witch is angry and they must obey her.
Fly By Night
Imagine a world in which all books have been banned!
Fantasy
Harper, Charise Mericle. Flashcards of my Life: A novel Realistic
Using journaling flashcards, Emily sorts through changing friendships, boyfriends and her mom’s nutty desserts
Henkes, Kevin. Olive’s Ocean Realistic/Newbery Honor
Martha visits Cape Cod and struggles with questions about death and dying, boys and becoming a writer.
Bird Lake Moon
Spencer and Mitch vacation at Bird Lake and each begins to heal from their loss.
Realistic
Hesse, Karen. Brooklyn Bridge Historical Fiction
Joseph wants to go to Coney Island Amusement Park, but since his parents invented the teddy bear all he does is work.
Hobbs, Will. Downriver Adventure
Jesse and other rebellious teenage members of a wilderness survival team abandon their adult leader, steal his van and rafts, and run the dangerous white waters of the Grand Canyon.
Jason’s Gold and sequel Down the Yukon
Two gripping stories set in the Yukon in the late 1890’s as Jason attempts to strike it rich and discover gold in the Klondike.
Adventure
Horvath, Polly. My One Hundred Adventures Realistic
Jane has an eventful summer accompanying her pastor on bible deliveries, meeting former boyfriends of her mother's, and being coerced into babysitting for a family of ill-mannered children.
Ibbotson, Eva. The Secret of Platform 13 Fantasy
The door between 2 worlds is only open for 9 days every 9 years and just before it closes an infant prince is stolen.

Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira, Kira Newbery Medal
Katie moves to Georgia where her family faces post World War II questionable labor practices and discrimination against Japanese Americans while struggling with her sister’s terminal illness.
Kuhlman, Evan. The Last Invisible Boy Realistic
Twelve-year-old Finn thinks he’s becoming invisible as his hair and skin get whiter every day.
He writes a book to sort things out and to hold onto himself and his father, who recently passed away.
Larbalestier, Justine. How to Ditch Your Fairy Fantasy
Everyone has a personal fairy which is vital to their personal success, but Charlie wants to get rid of hers.
Levine, Gail Carson. Ever Fantasy
Kezi and her love, Olus, the god of wind and loneliness, embark on a series of dangerous and seemingly impossible quests.
Lupica, Mike. Travel Team ( all titles by the author) Realistic
After he is cut from the basketball team, Danny forms his own team of cast-offs that might have a shot at victory.
Martin, Ann M. Corner of the Universe Newbery Honor
Hattie meets the childlike uncle she never knew and becomes friends with a girl who works at the carnival.
Mikaelson, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear Realistic
Cole, in order to avoid going to prison, agrees to participate in a sentencing alternative based on the
Native American Circle Justice, and he is sent to a remote Alaskan Island where an encounter with a huge Spirit Bear changes his life
.
Nuzum, K.A. The Leanin’ Dog
An injured dog becomes the friend Dessa Dean has needed for a long time.
Historical Fiction
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn and sequels Fantasy
A cabin boy on an airship meets a young girl determined to find the strange flying creatures her Grandfather saw.
Park, Linda Sue. Keeping Score Historical Fiction
Maggie learns to keep score inning by inning of her favorite team, the Brooklyn Dodgers.
A Single Shard
Tree-ear longs to learn how to throw the celadon ceramic (pottery) in medieval Korean times.
Historical Fiction
Paterson, Katherine. Bread and Roses, Too
Rosa and Jake form an unlikely friendship as they try to survive and understand the 1912
Bread and Roses strike of mill workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Historical Fiction
Peck, Richard. The Long Way from Chicago and the sequel A Year Down Yonder
City kids Joey and Mary Alice find seven years of summer vacations in the country with
Newbery Honor, Newbery Medal
their Grandma enlightening and uproarious.
The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in 3 Parts Historical Fiction/Humor
Russell’s dream of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his sister becomes the teacher in the one room school house.
Phelan, Matt. Storm in the Barn Graphic novel
Jack struggles with ordinary challenges like bullies and a troublesome sister, and also the spread of a shadowy illness called “dust dementia” during the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
Prineas, Sarah. The Magic Thief Fantasy
Conn picks the pocket of a powerful wizard and is drawn into a life of magic and adventure.
Schmidt, Gary D. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
In 1911 Maine, Turner Buckminster meets Lizzie Bright Griffin, a girl from a poor, nearby island
Historical Fiction community founded by former slaves that the town fathers, and Turner's, want to change into a tourist spot.
Wednesday Wars Newbery Honor/Historical
On Wednesday afternoons, in 1967, when all his classmates attend religious training, 7th grader
Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker’s classroom and reads Shakespeare and learns about the world around him.

Scott, Michael. The Alchemyst (all titles in the series)
Nicholas Flamel is alive and well in California, 700 years after his birth, because he discovered the elixir of life.
Schusterman, Neal. The Dark Side of Nowhere
Jason discovers he’s the son of aliens who stayed on earth after a botched mission.
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl and Love Stargirl
An eccentric young girl changes her high school forever.
Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society (all titles in the series)
Four children are selected for a secret mission for which they go undercover at the Learning
Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.
Vande Velde, Vivian. Heir Apparent
While playing a virtual reality game, Giannine realizes she must win the game quickly or risk
“fatal overload.”
Weeks, Sarah. So B. It
After spending her life with her mentally retarded mother and agoraphobic neighbor, 12-year-old
Fantasy
Science Fiction
Realistic
Adventure
Science Fiction
Realistic
Heidi goes to NYC to find herself.
Wells, Rosemary. Red Moon at Sharpsburg
When the Civil War breaks out, everything changes for India and her family as they struggle to survive when the battles get close to their home.
Weston, Robert Paul. Zorgamazoo
Adventurous Katrina helps Zorgle find the missing Zorgles of Zorgamazoo in this Seussical-like
Historical Fiction
Science Fiction rhyming story.
White, Ruth. The Search for Belle Prater and Belle Prater’s Boy
In 1955, Woodrow and his cousin Gypsy befriend a new girl in their seventh grade class in rural
Historical Fiction
Virginia, and the three of them set off to find Woodrow's missing mother.
Little Audrey Historical Fiction
A fictionalized account of the author’s life in 1948 told through the voice of her older sister, Audrey.
Historical Fiction Wolf, Joan. Someone Named Eva
Taken from her home and sent to a Lebensborn school in Poland to become “Germanized”,
Matilda struggles to hold on to her true identity.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Feathers
A white student enters an all Black sixth grade classroom in 1971.
Hush
A thirteen year old finds her life forever changed when her parents enter into the witness protection program.
Newbery Honor
Realistic